Rams mentioned in ongoing "PI" debate, but not for the reason you might think

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  • June 24, 2019 at 1:57 pm #102357
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    Rich Eisen, from: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/06/24/rich-eisen-nfl-pass-interference-replay-fmia-peter-king/

    …remember the moment in Super Bowl 53 when Rams quarterback Jared Goff threw deep into Patriots territory to Brandin Cooks and New England corner Stephon Gilmore broke up the play? It happened with Rams down seven and 4:24 left in the game; Goff threw a soul-crushing interception on the very next play. At the March owners meeting at which replay was initially okayed to include pass interference, the Competition Committee admitted Gilmore’s contact should have drawn a flag. But had the new replay protocol for interference been in place then, would the league want replay officials to throw a flag on a humongous play in the biggest game of the year? You bet it would. Riveron confirmed it; this play was the penultimate piece of video shown in his presentation. So if this experiment does last only one season, it sure could go out with a bang in the next Super Bowl.

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    Ben Volin@BenVolin
    Mr. @richeisen writes that NFL director of officiating Al Riveron believes the Stephon Gilmore/Brandin Cooks play in SB53 would have earned a PI flag upon instant replay under the new rules for this year. This is going to be a disaster

    Sam Monson@PFF_Sam
    I mean, it WAS PI. You can debate if you want that level of call having time spent on reviewing it, but that’s not the call to complain about the system leading to disaster.

    Disaster would be screwing up calls, not fixing them

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